Henry Miller is a hero of mine ever since I read a biography of him ‘Always Merry and Bright.’
An original voice and a trail blazer, he was known for breaking with existing literary forms. An author of over 60 books including The Tropic of Cancer, his writing remains powerful and brave. He left New York to go to Paris in 1930 to follow his dream of becoming a writer and to mix with other artists. What he found was struggle and poverty. To overcome this he asked all his friends to send him $1 a day. An early crowd funder.
What I love about Henry was that he was delighted with life including all the troubles and travails. He kept on at his art even when he was criticised and his books were banned.
Being always merry and bright is a mindset. It’s a way of looking at things from a distance.
Seeing as work takes up a large percentage of our lives, this is more than important – it’s a necessity.
Managers should never stop people being happy at work. Happy is a key to productivity and makes way for open thinking and creativity … something business always seems to strive for.
A tough micro managed environment leads to a loss of motivation.
There’s no happiness.
You can sense a creative environment and you don’t need special spaces with pool tables and signs on the wall.
You just need the right leaders. They create the environment.
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